Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-31
THE WHITE SULPHUR
OPENING OF THB SEASON AT THE FAMOUS
WEST VIRGINIA SPA
Place For Health, Pleasure Brillaney and Socitty.
Attractions at the Famous Resort THIS
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va,
May 30.-Virginia is now in the annual
exciting throes ofopening her grand water
ing places.
The boom extends from the sad sea
waves of the Atlantic to the valleys, spurs
and peaks of the Blue Ridge and Alleghan-
les. On the 1st of June all will be ready
for the reception of guests.
Announcement follows announcement Of
the glorious qualities of the health inspir-
ing waters bubbling forth from the gener-
Gus, motherly breast that gave life and Vi
tality to so many States and statesmen.
Why then should not her progeny North
and South, East and West, annually flock
here to imbibe chivalry, valor, patriotism
and political inspiration from the same
source?
All of these are lavishly served up from
prolific fountains, salt or sweet, hot or
cold, chalybeate or magnesia, and red,
blue, yellow and the whitest of white sui
phur.
THE WHITE SLPHUR.
"The dear, grand old White" said
blooming Kentucky belle, as she jumped
from the bus and danced around and
clapped her hands with mercurial glee in
anticipation of the lively times to come
ooh, how do wish the crowd was here
now" and she wriggled until her hustle
quivered. wait, dear, and rest yourself
first, ~ said the old gentleman. lyon will
have plenty of it in the sweet by aud by" "
Reluctantly she concluded to wait.
The party is among the first arrivals.
They came with the flowers that blorm in
the spring, to stay till the mountains are
covered with the splendor OF the autumnal
tints. "rhe White" is radiant in green
verdure, blossoming plants, white paint,
leafy naples and smiling attaches.
"The mail get is sight to see," said
General Manager b. +. Eakie. Nearly
all my cottages are already engaged and
the hotel room is being rapidly taken up. "
Year after year the White Sulphur has
steadily improved within the past decade
Last year was perfect triumph OF fashion
able irivolty, display and refined dissipa-
tiOn. This year the management intends
to beat the record, and won't there lie fun
in the ball room, on the lawns and in the
shady hooks and serpentine recesses of the
Lovers Leap ~ Oh won't there? Just
think of it
TWO ARISTOCRACIES.
Westward, and twelve miles from Hin
ton, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
are the Red Sulphur Springs, n charming
resort owned by ex-United States Minis
ter Levi i. Morton. This place has
scarcely rival in the beauty of its sur
rOundings, is peculiarly a family resort
and is famous as the former summer re-
treat of Chief Justice Taney and President
Monroe. 1t always has its quote of
interesting mammas, baby carriages and
handsome OCtOrOOn nurses. Across
Katts Mountain, nine miles in an air line,
but eighteen miles by stage and ten miles
from Allegheny station, is the Old Sweet
Springs, the property of millionaire Oliver
Beirne. Admirably and luxuriously
equipped, it is peculiarly Southern re-
sort. Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi,
Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina
contribute most of its patrons, and they
are the first to arrive and the last 10 leave
the mountains The company is usually
aristOCratic, rather exclusive, hut the Ice
once broken, the social charms of the
people can't be excelled. t'The Sweet"
has a capacity of from eight hundred to
one thousand guests, and its attractions
include one of the most invigorating baths
in the world, which il located in lovely
and picturesque architectural building.
THE MECCA OF INvALIDs.
Again on the box with mountain Jehu,
sweeping through the grandest vistas of
mountain scenery, sixteen miles from Gov
ingtOn the Warm Springs Valley burts up
on the view, with its wealth and variety
of resorts. The Healing Springs, the Hot
Springs and the Warm Springs dot this
lovely valley and make 1t annually the
Mecca of thousands of invalids. The Heal
ing il what it's name indicates in the char
acter of its waters, the Hot is n rival of the
celebrated springs Of the same name in Ar
kansas, and the Warm is an excellent COM
bination of both. These resorts are crowd
eel every season, not by invalids alone, for
there is vigorous dancing in the ball rooms,
good trout fishing in JacksOn's river and
splendid pheasant shooting, neer and fox
hunting in the mountains. The Healing
il under the management Of Mrs. Carter
Eubank, the Hot is controlled by Colonel
H., anI tha Warn, 10 nnHnr tho
supervision OF Colonel John i. Eubank, its'
owner. These springs have capacity
ranging from four TO six hundred each.
They are only about three miles apart, and
the interchange of visits among the guests
is one of the special attractions of the
beautiful valley in the summer.
THE ROCK ALUM-THE ROCK BRIDGE.
Looming up as rival of the great White
Sulphur il the famous Rock Bridge Alum
Springs. II is the next in size, capacity,
equipment and good management. 1t has
this season fallen into the hands Of that
well-knOwn springs magnate, Colonel Geo
l.. PeytOn, formerly lessee OF the White
Sulphur. The Colonel has made the most
extensive Improvements in his new ven
the White Sulphur. The Rock Alnm, "
as il is called, is the first resort on the line
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway COM
ing west from New York, Baltimore, Phil
adeIphia, Washington, Richmond aud the
South. A branch railroad, nine miles in
length, takes the guests over to the Springs
from the Chesapeake and Ohio road. The
Jordan Alum Springs, adjoining, has been
merged into the Rock Alum, making ii a
superior and extensive watering place.
The improvements consist Of two large
modern hotels and semi-circle Of cot
tages, all connected with covered walk
ways. These are located in bowl, "
surrounded by mountain spurs, 10 closely
knitted that the grounds resemble nat
ural amphitheatre, and the lawns, carpet
ell with beautiful verdure, are interSected
by handsome walks, fringed with rows Of
evergreens and flowers. The capacity Is
from twelve hundred 20 fifteen hundred,
and the guests annually come fIom every